as in to attribute
to explain (something) as being the result of something else
ascribed their stunning military victory to good intelligence beforehand
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Needless to say, the thinking of OPEC+ ministers is not transparent, but there is a long history of pundits to ascribing the group’s (especially by the Saudis) as being driven by non-economic, political motivations.
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Michael Lynch, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Columbia University Apartheid Divest ascribed the crackdown to outside pressure.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
Some conservative Christian stay-at-home moms homeschool their children, and some don’t, Du Mez noted, while some Mormon families may ascribe to tradwife-style values but hold very different religious beliefs from evangelicals or Catholics.
—Anna North, Vox, 27 Feb. 2025
Some Democratic officials ascribed the party’s hesitation and confusion in part to a lack of clarity from their voters.
—Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Michael Lynch, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Columbia University Apartheid Divest ascribed the crackdown to outside pressure.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
Some conservative Christian stay-at-home moms homeschool their children, and some don’t, Du Mez noted, while some Mormon families may ascribe to tradwife-style values but hold very different religious beliefs from evangelicals or Catholics.
—Anna North, Vox, 27 Feb. 2025
Some Democratic officials ascribed the party’s hesitation and confusion in part to a lack of clarity from their voters.
—Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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An experiment showed that participants rated identical research higher when attributed to men.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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European countries spent €17 million (over $19 million) annually on compensation for damage attributed to wolves, with France paying the largest amount of any country, but Finland paying the most per wolf.—
Olivia Ferrari,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Ascribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascribe. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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